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Patented Feb. 27, 1917.

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Patented Feb. 27,1917.

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APPLICATION FILED-DECJ3. 1915- Patented Feb. 27, 1917.

/ I I srmu I ATTORNEYS INVENTOR GEORGE WASHINGTON SPAHR, 0F SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA.

HEAD-REST FOR BARBERS CHAIRS.

Application filed December 13, 1915.

To all whom may. concern:

Be it known that I,:GEORGE W- SPAHR, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Sacramento, in the county of Sacramento and State of California, have lnvented a cerhaving a quick detachable connection withv its supporting stand, whereby to obviate necessity for the removal of the latter each time the headrest is removed.

A still further object is to provide a labor saving device which will be simple and strong in construction, and which will be durable and efiective in use for the purposes for which it is intended Further objects and their resulting ad vantages, will better appear from the following description, in which reference is made to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of myiinproved head-rest, illustrating the front section detached at its upper portion from the rear or main section.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section through one end portion of the rear or main section of the head-piece taken substantially on the line 22 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 8 is a vertical transverse sectiontake therethrough substantially on line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. l is a vertical transverse section through the head-rest illustrating the parts in operative position, and taken at a point intermediate its ends.

Fig. 5 is a horizontal section taken therethrough substantially on line 55 of Fig. l.

Fig. 6 is a detail vertical section taken therethrough substantially on line 66 of Fig. 4.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Feb. 27, 1917.

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Fig. 7 is a detail horizontal section taken therethrough substantially on line 77 of Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a detail section taken therethrough substantially online 88 of .Fig. 6.

Fig. 9 is a front view, partly broken away and in section, illustrating the detachable connection between the lower portion of my improved head rest and the usual supporting standard, and

Fig. 10 is a side view thereof.

Referring now to these figures, and parimproved head-rest consists of a front sec tion A and a rear or main section B, these sections being hingedly connected at their lower portions upon a bolt 0 extending through the lapping lower portions of the end pieces A and B respectively, one end piece A of the front section A having a laterally projecting stud A provided with an intermediate reduced portion a v by which it may be inserted within the reduced neck portion (2 of an arcuate slot?) in one end B of the rear section B, and in which slot 6 stud A is normally confined in the operation of my improved head-rest whereby to permit of limited movement of the forward section A with respect to the rear or main ticularly to Fig. 1, it will be seen that my section B for a purpose which will be hereinafter brought out.

Referring now to Figs. 9 and 10, it will be seen that the rear or main section B is provided with a depending socket member D adapted to receive the upper end of the usual supporting standard E, by whichthe' head-rest is maintained upon and in connection with a barbers chair, the side walls, of the socket member D being provided with apertures, and the upper end of the said standard E being, in accordance with my invention, provided with recesses adapted to aline with these openings for the reception of the inner ends of laterally movable looking pins F pivotallyconnected to the lower ends of intermediatcly fulcrumed levers F, the upper ends ofwhich are pivotally connected to push button's'F the locking pins F being normally held in their inner en gaged positions, as particularly shown in Fig. 9, through the action of springs F operating against the push buttons F be- 1. fore mentioned. lhus it is simply necessary tioned.

for the operator to press inwardly upon the push buttons F in order to release the entire head-rest from its supporting standard E, permitting removal of the head-rest whenever necessary or desired, without necessitating the removal of the standard E from the chair. This is particularly convenient when a patron is in the barbers chair, inasmuch as it avoids the necessity of his moving forward in the chair, as when the usual head-rest secured to the standard E, is to be removed.

The front section A consists of two end pieces each of which end piecesincludes an outer end wall A previously mentioned, and an inner wall A, as best seen in 'Fig. 5, the upper ends of these end pieces just mentioned being connected by a rigid cross bar A, and the lower ends'thereof being connected by the cross rods C before mentioned, consituting the fulcrum upon which the front section A is movable, normally Within the limit of slot 1), with respect to the rearor main section B.

The front section A supports an intermediate cross rod A 'constituting a roll holder for holding a roll of paper indicated at G in Fig. 4, the paper strip G from which passes rearwardly and upwardly over a guide roller J and outwardly above the upper end of the front section A below its upper cross bar l and then downwardly over the headsupporting flexible surface of the front section A, and inwardly and upwardly around the cross rod C before menl/Vithin the head rest again, the strip G passes over a feed roller H and downwardly between the same and a pressure roller I and from thence outwardly through a slot in the rear wall B of the rear section B, all as best seen in Fig. 4;.

The flexible head supporting surface of the front section A, which extends between its end pieces, consists of a flexible covering A of suitable material, such as leather, supported upon a plurality of cross strips A having their offset end portions A extended through apertures in the inner walls A of the end pieces, each of these cross strips having one end A secured by a cross pm A as clearly seen inliig. 5 and having its opposite end movably held by a spring A These cross strips A are themselves flexible, and are mo ably held by the springs A and support the flexible covering A in such manner as to afford a comfortable rest for the head, and a rest over which the sanitary paper strip G is extended.

' Referring now to Figs. 6, '7, and 8, it will be seen that the pressure rollI before mentioned is urged against the feed roll H by means of springsI and that the said feed roll H is provided at one end with an extended shaft H having'a' gear wheel H secured thereon, the opposite end of said feed roll having an internal ratchet H engaged by a pawl H, this pawl being secured to a disk H in turn connected to a finger-piece H extending out through the adjacent end walls of the rear section 13 as particularly shown in Fig. 6, so that the operator may manually control the feed 'roll to feed paper from the paper roll G take place as desired, the, gear wheel PP of o the feed roll before mentioned, is in mesh through an idler H with a gear wheel L loose upon a shaft L as seen in Figs. 2 and in particular and having a pawl L in engagement with a ratchet wheel. L to which is secured a gear L in mesh with the upper rack M of a reciprocating actuating bar M having horizontal movement within the rear or main section 13 upon guide-pins l 2 extending through its longitudinal-slot M.

In its forward position, this actuating bar M is to be engaged and moved rearwardly by the adjacent end piece of the front section A of the head rest, a spring M engaging the rear end thereof to urge the same forwardly when pressure is removed from the front section A, in order to rotate the feed roll H and feed a portion of the strip G upwardly from the paper roll G. 7

It will be noted from Fig. 3 that the lower edge of'the actuating bar M is provided with ratchet teeth M inclined forwardly and to be engaged by the rear spurN of a locking dog N intermediately fulcrumed and having its forwardly extending tail portion engaged by the upper end of an intermediately fulcrumed controlling rod 0 at the lower end of which is a counterweight O. The spur end N of the locking dog N is engaged. by a spring N normally tending to hold the same in engagement with the teeth M".

Thus when a patron is seated in the barbers chair and places his head against the rest of the front section A, the latter is forced rearwardly, pressing the actuating bar M rearwardly to locked position as shown in Fig.3. Then, when the chair is tilted back the locking dog JN engages the ratchet M relieving the front section of the forced for-wardly by the action of spring M,

thus rotating the gear L, ratchet wheel L and gear L, and through this latter gear,

mediate flexible surface A of the front sec tion A, so that it is simply necessary for the operator to grasp the end of the paper strip gojectingmearwardly through the rear wall 2 of the rear or main section B in order to break off the used section thereof.

It will be noted, however, that this action does not take place until the occupant of the chair raises his head from the head rest, when the chair is in a vertical position, and that the mechanism is such that when the occupant of the chair places his head upon the head-rest with its clean section of paper thereover, there is no danger of the paper becoming broken as the paper roll G is free to turn, so that if the occupant slides downwardly, as is the case in a great many instances, the paper is free, although under slight tension, to follow such movement.

It is also to be noted that in the event of the strip being broken due to carelessness on the part of the operator, he is free to withdraw a new and clean section thereof, by manual actuation of the feed roll H through its finger piece H, without going through the automatic action.

It is also to be noted that the mechanism provided is simple, comparatively inexpensive, and well adapted to serve the purposes for which it is intended, and that as a result of its action, a considerable saving of labor is effected as well as a considerable economy in paper, the latter being due to the fact that a measured length of paper is fed during each automatic action, whereas with the usual paper roll mounted at the rear of a head-rest, the paper strip from which ex-1 tends freely over the front of the head-rest and is drawn off manually by the operator, great quantities of paper are pulled off and wasted in the haste of the operator during busy moments.

I claim 1. A head-rest for barbers chairs including front and rear sections, the former of which is movable with respect to the latter, a paper roll holder, a paper feed roller, and spring actuated means for rotatingsaid feed roller in one direction to feed paper from the roll holder, said spring actuated means being movable in one direction to place the same under tension by movement of the front section toward the rear section, and releasable foractuationupon movement of the front section away from the rear section.

2. A head-rest for barbers chairs including front and rear sections, the former of which is movable with respect to the latter, a paper roll holder, a paper feed roller, and

spring actuated means for rotating said feed rollerin one direction to feed paper from the roll holder, said spring actuated means being movable in one direction to place the same under tension by movement of the front section toward the rear section, and releasable for actuation upon movement of the front section away from the rear section, and means to check release and move ment of said spring actuated means when the head-rest is in a rearwardly inclined position.

3. A head-rest for barbers chairs, including front and rear sections, the former of which is movable with respect to the latter, a paper roll holder, a paper feed roller, and spring actuated means for rotating said feed roller in one direction to feed paper from the roll holder, including an element arranged in the path of movement of said front section toward the rear section, said element having a ratchet connection with the said'feed roller.

4. A head-rest for barbers chairs including front and rear sections, the former of which is movable with respect to the latter, a paper roll, and automatic means for feeding measured lengths of paper from said roll downwardly over the front section, said means being controlled by movement of said front section with respect to the rear section.

5. A head-rest for barbers chairs including front and rear sections, the former of which is movable with respect to the latter, a paper roll, and automatic means for feeding measured lengths of paper from said roll over the front section, including an actuating member movable in one direction by movement of the front section toward the rear section, and a spring for moving the said member in. the opposite direction when the front section moves away from the rear section.

6. A head-rest for barbers chairs, including front and rear sections, the former of which is movable with respect to the latter, a paper roll, a feed roll, means'for automatically rotating said feed roll, including a horizontally movable actuating member having operative connection therewith, .and movable in one direction by movement of the front section toward the rear section, and a spring for holding said member in the opposite direction when the front section.

moves away from the rear section.

7. A head-rest for barbers chairs including front and rear sections, the former of which carries a head-supporting surface and has limited movement with respect to the latter, a paper roll therein, a feed roll over which the paper strip from said paper roll is extended, having an extending finger piece provided with a ratchet connection at one end thereof whereby the said feed roll the front section of the head-piece, and a may be manually rotated, and means for spring for moving said member in the oppoautomatically rotating said feed r011 includsite direction. ing a movable actuating member having op- GEORGE WASHINGTON SPAHR. erative connection, including a ratchet With Vitnessed by the opposite end of the said feed r011, said H. C. BUNDY,

member belng movable 1n one direction by JOSEPH G. KENNEDY.

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Washington, D. G. 

